About Kurko Village

Kurko is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 504 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.73 hectares hectares.

Kurko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Kasmar
Area (hectares)	180.73 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	504
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurko compares

By the 2011 count Kurko is the 33rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 180.73 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kurko

Kurko is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurko as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurko from other places

Kurko lies about 26 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Sondimra, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kurko
Tehsil headquarters	Kasmar	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sondimra	17 km
Nearest town	Kathhāra	20 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	26 km

Villages closest to Kurko

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasmar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kurko

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurko village had a population of 960. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Kurko village has 504 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurko has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Kurko covers 180.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurko falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurko is Sondimra, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurko.

Kurko is about 26 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurko is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 3.1 km away. Sondimra is about 17 km away. Kathhāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.